Ready to Rumble 2008
This project turns the austerity of architecture into a flaccid opponent. It is documentation of a wrestling match between me and a six foot tall sculpture, comprised of wax bricks. The performance hovers between intimacy and aggression and stems from the act of caressing brick walls as I traveled to and from my studio space. The movement has expanded into metaphors for desire, competition and possession.
Ready to Rumble video still
Ready to Rumble wax wall detail
Ready to Rumble wrestling mask, 2008, leather
Ready to Rumble installation view Wall: 72" x 32" x 32", wax styrofoam, nylon strapping. Video: 8”x10” – , SD, 1 min 27 sec, looped with sound